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"Yuck!" Freezes the Plan: Why Wikipedia's AI Summarization Project Stalled After Just One Week

In June 2025, the Wikimedia Foundation planned to test AI-generated "simple summaries" on the mobile version of Wikipedia. However, the...

What Does Online Profanity Reveal About the Real World? A World Where 201 Variations of the F-Word Fly Around — The Latest Map of "Profanity" Analyzed from 1.7 Billion Words

According to a recent study analyzing 1.7 billion words from web content across 20 English-speaking regions, Americans use the most swear words...

Disappearance of Local Charms? Reasons Why Population Decline Affects Biodiversity

The population decline in rural areas of Japan does not guarantee the automatic recovery of biodiversity. An international study by the University...

A World Where Deep Breaths Become Passwords: The Impact of the Latest Research on "Nasal Breathing Fingerprints"

A recent paper from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel reports that the pattern of air flowing through the nasal cavity, referred to as a...

President Trump of the United States Suggests a "Near Future" Increase in Import Car Tariffs Again—The Future of Protectionism in Contrast to Japan's Zero Tariff Policy

On June 12, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump suggested at a ceremony at the White House that tariffs on imported cars might be further increased...

Possible Infection from a Cat? Veterinarian in Mie Prefecture Dies—SFTS Indicates New Risks of Tick-Borne Diseases

In May, a veterinarian treating a hospitalized cat at an animal hospital in Mie Prefecture died, suspected of having contracted Severe Fever with...

The Trend of "Low-Oil Frying" Hides the Trap of "5-Minute Ignition" — Fires Surge in Student Areas, Kyoto City Fire Department Issues Urgent Warning

Amidst a growing health consciousness and rising costs of ingredients and utilities, a trend called "low-oil frying" is gaining...

The Day Independent Curry Shops Disappear: Chain Stores' Pricing and Branding Strategies Drive Record Bankruptcies

In the fiscal year 2024, the number of bankruptcies among curry shops reached 13, marking a record high for the second consecutive year. The...

Next-generation Siri to Finally Debut in Spring 2026? — A Comprehensive Overview of the "Apple Intelligence" Strategy Set to be Implemented in iOS 26.4

The "upgraded Siri," which was spectacularly announced at WWDC 2024, is set to become the core of "Apple Intelligence" by...

The Truth Behind the "Tough iPhone" Revealed by Apple's Secret Lab: 5 Technologies Supporting Its Durability

The reason iPhones are rated as "durable" lies in Apple's thorough durability testing conducted in secret labs worldwide and their...

Saving the Future Earth? Giant Space Umbrella Climate Change Solution Gains Attention

As the climate crisis becomes increasingly severe each year, researchers around the world are focusing on space-based geoengineering as the...

The Silence of Replies: Understanding LINE's "Read/Unread" in Japan and Abroad

In Japan, LINE's "read and ignored" and "unread and ignored" statuses are considered delicate topics, so much so that they...

Considering the Asahikawa Consecutive Drowning Incidents: Why Are Lives Lost in Rivers, and What Measures Can We Take?

On the evening of June 11, 2025, two junior high school girls playing in the Asahi River in the Kita Ward of Okayama City were swept away,...

Japan ranks 118th in gender equality - What are the decisive differences between this reality, where it is the lowest among the G7, and the top-ranking countries?

The World Economic Forum (WEF) released the "Global Gender Gap Report 2025" on June 11, where Japan ranked 118th out of 148 countries...

What are the differences between adjustment disorder and depression? An explanation of their relationship with HSP (Highly Sensitive Person)

Adjustment disorder is a mental and physical response to a "specific stressor," characterized by onset within three months of exposure to...

"Complete Guide to 'Kamiza and Shimoza': Understanding Japanese Seating Etiquette for Foreign Business Professionals"

In Japanese business culture, there is a strict hierarchy of seating known as "kamiza" (upper seat) and "shimoza" (lower seat)...

A pregnant woman in her 30s dies from avian-derived infection "psittacosis"; no history of bird ownership, infection route unknown—explaining the risk of severe cases and preventive measures

On June 12, 2025, Nagasaki Prefecture announced that a woman in her 30s who died in 2024 had contracted a bird-borne infectious disease known as...

Deciphering the Criminal Responsibility of the "Dark Part-time Job" Instructors: The Heavy Cross of "Joint Principal Offenders" Unique to Japan

The unique aspect of Japanese law regarding "dark part-time jobs" conducted through social media is that not only the perpetrators but...

Japan's Sex Education at a Turning Point: 70% of Education Boards Support Expansion—Challenges and Opportunities Seen in Comparison with Overseas Models

According to the latest survey by the Asahi Shimbun, approximately 70% of the boards of education in Japan's designated cities, prefectural...

Kewpie Baby Food to End 65-Year History ―― Production of All 72 Items to Cease by End of August 2026

As a pioneer in baby food, Kewpie's "Infant Food" (baby and toddler food), which has been loved since 1960, will cease production of...

21% → Doubling Global Share in 10 Weeks! The True Nature of the "Immune Evasion" Nimbus Variant

Detected in Germany at the end of March 2025 and designated as a "Variant Under Monitoring (VUM)" by the WHO on June 11, NB.1.8.1,...

Breaking Up Over Different Political Parties? A 30-Year UK Study Reveals the Reality of "Political Heterosexuality"

An analysis of approximately 30 years of panel surveys in the UK by the University of Padua and the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research...

Gold Surpasses the Euro to Become the "Second Key Currency" - How the Global Money Map is Changing

According to the annual report by the European Central Bank (ECB), the share of gold in global foreign exchange reserves is expected to reach 20%...

"A Direct Confrontation with the 'Bottomless Pit of Plagiarism'—Disney & Universal Sue AI Giant Midjourney"

On June 11, 2025 (U.S. time), U.S. companies Walt Disney and Universal Studios filed a lawsuit against the generative AI image service...